Derek A. Webb, a University of Notre Dame doctoral student in political science from Wyncote, Pa., has been awarded the first Wilson Carey McWilliams Fellowship in American Politics and Political Theory…

Accustomed to appearing on the sports page, 2006 graduate Tom Thornton, a pitcher on the Notre Dame baseball team, was recently the subject of a Boston Globe story that focused not only on his achievements on the field but also in the classroom.

A new novel by the University of Notre Dame’s Steve Tomasula explores the ways art, desire and representation in the world shape us by shaping the way we portray others in paint, design, video, code and words.

The University of Notre Dame’s Keough Institute for Irish Studies will change its name to the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, according to the University’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

Navigating the social and emotional landscape of adolescence can be challenging for even the most adept young teen. But for children who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, even ordinary daily routines like getting up and getting ready for school can be a struggle.

The ways in which women interact politically in American democracy, how gender affects political processes and development, and how the presence or absence of women shapes democratic democratic policy making…

The National Science Foundation, Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, Marshall Scholarship Program and other national organizations have awarded postgraduate scholarships and fellowships to 20 University of Notre Dame seniors.

The verdict is in: Nicholas Tonozzi is a bit of a devil. This may be true of quite a few graduating Notre Dame seniors. But as the music department’s reigning tenor, Tonozzi has had one foot in heaven and one foot in hell in a way few other students have accomplished.

The University of Notre Dame’s 2006 graduating class can be defined collectively, through a variety of numerical and statistical observations, as well as individually, through the stories of seniors with compelling tales to tell.

In the College of Arts and Letters, Christian Moevs, associate professor of Romance languages and literatures and a fellow in the University’s Medieval Institute, has been named recipient of the 2006 Sheedy Award for excellence in teaching.

University of Notre Dame economist Teresa Ghilarducci, a national expert on private pensions, will be featured Tuesday (May 16) on the PBS program “Frontline,” which airs locally at 9 p.m. on WNIT Public Television (Channel 34).

Summer Shakespeare, the professional theater in residence at the University of Notre Dame, will open its 2006 season in mid-July and continue to the end of August with a variety of performances on campus and throughout the community.

“CroissantWorld,” a student-drawn comic strip that originally appeared as a regular feature in the Observer, the daily student newspaper, is now available in book format. Created and drawn by Adam Fairholm, a junior from…

Donald P. Kommers, Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science and concurrent professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to the board of directors of the Alexander von Humboldt Association of America.

Two graduate students in the Department of Political Science recently had articles they wrote accepted for publication by The Journal of Politics, one of the most highly regarded journals in the discipline.

R. Scott Appleby, professor of history and John M. Regan Director of the University of Notre Dame’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, will give the commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree…